Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 533)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
040906001117	201	Sweetwater School	Public	K-8	4602 W Sweetwater Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6500	428	46	9.2	65.7%	170 (39.7%)	29 (6.8%)	183 (42.8%)	9 (2.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$16,398	$1,159	$198	$2,515	$13,470	$1,571	$15,041	54.3	67.2	221	20
040018401713	202	Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2207 N Dobson Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Dobson)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 855-6325	427			45.7%	146 (34.2%)	46 (10.8%)	153 (35.8%)	16 (3.7%)	14 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (11.2%)		$00			$00			54	54.1	307	105
040077502916	203	San Tan Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3959 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	San Tan Montessori School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-0811	867				526 (60.7%)	29 (3.3%)	231 (26.6%)	23 (2.7%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (5.5%)		$00			$00			53.5	65.9	234	31
040187003483	204	Dr. Camille Casteel High School	Public	7-12	24901 S Power Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8100	3,140	151	20.7	12.0%	2,203 (70.2%)	92 (2.9%)	589 (18.8%)	74 (2.4%)	14 (0.4%)	8 (0.3%)	160 (5.1%)	$6,562	$470	$80	$1,019	$5,654	$359	$6,013	53.4	69.8	200	4
040096002880	205	Copper Trails	Public	PK, KG-8	16875 W Canyon Trails Blvd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4100	994	36	27.3	47.9%	258 (26.0%)	88 (8.9%)	581 (58.5%)	29 (2.9%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.9%)	$8,325	$617	$411	$1,644	$5,768	$1,529	$7,297	53.4	60.6	267	62
040757000654	206	Mohave Middle School	Public	6-8	8490 E Jackrabbit Rd	Scottsdale	85250	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-5200	799	120	6.6	30.8%	444 (55.6%)	30 (3.8%)	236 (29.5%)	31 (3.9%)	36 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$6,460	$191	$516	$898	$5,515	$237	$5,752	53.4	64.8	243	37
040269003657	207	Asante Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	23251 N 166th Dr	Surprise	85387	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8900	1,004	51	19.8	33.0%	501 (49.9%)	48 (4.8%)	356 (35.5%)	14 (1.4%)	14 (1.4%)	6 (0.6%)	65 (6.5%)	$8,968	$161	$876	$1,199	$6,838	$1,093	$7,930	53.3	66.6	228	21
040001602443	208	Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	900 Carmelita Dr	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Center for Academic Success Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 439-3518	353			64.9%	172 (48.7%)	31 (8.8%)	103 (29.2%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.5%)	$8,365	$1,711	$845	$4,266	$4,987	$822	$5,809	52.8	58.2	281	73
040681003606	209	Eastmark High School	Public	7-12	9560 E Ray Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-6950	1,842	81	22.8	14.0%	1,149 (62.4%)	87 (4.7%)	416 (22.6%)	73 (4.0%)	6 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	102 (5.5%)	$6,026	$239	$00	$479	$4,828	$958	$5,786	52.4	58.6	276	67
040974603602	210	Heritage Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	6-12	41004 W Lucera Ln	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Heritage Academy Maricopa Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(520) 367-3800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								52.4			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics test scores released by the Arizona Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arizona Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arizona Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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